Shishugounykus inexpectus Qin et al. 2019 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda

Full reference: Z. Qin, J. Clark, J. Choiniere and X. Xu. 2019. A new alvarezsaurian theropod from the Upper Jurassic Shishugou formation of western China. Scientific Reports 9:11727:1-14

Belongs to Shishugounykus according to Z. Qin et al. 2019

See also Averianov et al. 2023

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IVPP V23567, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Shishugounykus site, Wucaiwan [PROXY], which is in an Oxfordian fluvial mudstone in the Shishugou Formation of China.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shishugounykus site, Wucaiwan [PROXY]

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